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2004 Tornado Fatality Information

Peru IL Hallam NE Winchester IL Weatherby MO Taswell IN Berkeley MO Markesan WI Cameron TX Rocky Point NC Panama City Beach FL Allentown FL Parker FL Blountstown FL Carnesville GA Ridgeway SC Cooter MO Silsbee TX Olla LA Fearns Springs MS Bynum AL
All times are CST.
Num Date Time Location Deaths F Watch
April     Killer Tornadoes: 1     Fatalities: 8
01 Apr 20 04:53 PM Peru IL 8 F3 WT095
Several buildings damaged extensively.
May     Killer Tornadoes: 5     Fatalities: 7
02 May 22 07:30 PM Hallam NE 1 F4 WT251
Several houses destroyed...major damage reported.
 
03 May 24 10:19 PM Winchester IL 1 F1 WT281
Mobile home destroyed.
 
04 May 29 09:30 PM Weatherby MO 3 F4 WT326
Near State Hwy. 6 and Santa Rosa Rd.
 
05 May 30 02:25 PM Taswell IN 1 F3 WT331
Numerous injuries reported.
 
06 May 30 04:20 PM Berkeley MO 1 F1 WT334
Fifteen inch branch fell onto SUV.
June     Killer Tornadoes: 2     Fatalities: 2
07 Jun 23 07:35 PM Markesan WI 1 F3 WS515
Tree...house...barn damaged.
 
08 Jun 26 05:05 PM Cameron TX 1 F1 -
Corrugated workshop destroyed.
August     Killer Tornadoes: 1     Fatalities: 3
09 Aug 13 01:55 AM Rocky Point NC 3 F2 -
Trailer Park sustained severe damage associated with remnants of Tropical Storm Bonnie.
September     Killer Tornadoes: 6     Fatalities: 9
10 Sep 15 02:00 PM Panama City Beach FL 1 F2 WT825
Significant damage to Hamilton's Restaurant.
 
11 Sep 15 02:43 PM Allentown FL 1 F1 WT825
Wood frame house lifted 60 ft. off its foundation.
 
12 Sep 15 04:25 PM Parker FL 1 F? WT825
People trapped underneath rubble of damaged home.
 
13 Sep 15 07:00 PM Blountstown FL 4 F? WT825
Multiple homes destroyed...tornado associated with Hurricane Ivan.
 
14 Sep 16 02:00 PM Carnesville GA 1 F? WT828
Twenty-five homes damaged or destroyed. Fatality occured when tree fell onto a car.
 
15 Sep 27 07:12 PM Ridgeway SC 1 F2 WT844
Tornado associated with Hurricane Jeanne destroyed 5 mobile homes.
October     Killer Tornadoes: 1     Fatalities: 3
16 Oct 18 06:55 PM Cooter MO 3 F2 WT858
Tornado struck southeast part of town at Cottonwood Point.
November     Killer Tornadoes: 4     Fatalities: 4
17 Nov 23 04:20 PM Silsbee TX 1 F1 WT884
Two trees fell onto a mobile home killing an elderly woman.
 
18 Nov 23 08:05 PM Olla LA 1 F3 WT885
Numerous homes heavily damaged.
 
19 Nov 24 02:29 AM Fearns Springs MS 1 F3 WT888
Home completely destroyed.
 
20 Nov 24 07:00 AM Bynum AL 1 WT896
Damage to two mobile homes, one with a tree through it.

StateKiller TorFatalities
IL 2 9
MO 3 7
FL 4 7
NC 1 3
TX 2 2
WI 1 1
IN 1 1
NE 1 1
GA 1 1
SC 1 1
LA 1 1
MS 1 1
AL 1 1
TOTAL 20 36
F ScaleKiller TorFatalities
F0 1 1
F1 5 5
F2 4 8
F3 5 12
F4 2 4
F5 0 0
F? 3 6
TOTAL 20 36
CircumstanceFatalities
Mobile Home 11
Permanent Home 21
Vehicle 2
Business 2
TOTAL 36


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